Posted on 02/11/2016 5:32:53 AM PST by simpson96
Police in northern India will soon use slingshots loaded with chilli powder and marbles to tackle unruly protesters in the world's largest democracy, an inspector said on Wednesday.
Not content with water cannon, tear gas and traditional wooden sticks or lathis, police in Haryana state close to New Delhi will turn to the slingshots as a "non-lethal way" to control violent crowds.
"Plus it is much better than firing plastic bullets which can cause pretty bad injuries," police inspector general of Hisar district, Anil Kumar Rao, told AFP.
"It will be used only in emergency cases so that we can manage minimum collateral damage," added Rao, who came up with the idea.
The locally-made slingshots are the latest in a series of unconventional measures adopted by security forces in India, which sees daily protests on a myriad of issues. Some quickly escalate out of control.
In April last year police in the northern city of Lucknow said they were introducing pepper-spraying drones to control "mob crowds".
Critics say the marbles could cause serious injury, but Rao said they would be used sparingly and only after the "chilli balls" failed.
"And it's not like we plan to use marbles on peaceful protesters, it's only meant to control hostile people," said Rao, whose officers have started practising with the slingshots.
"We have to step in and take certain action when people are burning government property, cars. This is a very, very positive step - a civilised, cost-effective weapon."
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President Jughead was such an ugly baby his grandma fed him with a slingshot.
sounds like a DIY claymore is contemplated.
Michael Moore will gladly volunteer to have a few shots when he gets his lazy fat a** off the sofa.
I guess Moore has a new movie coming out. A trailer for it popped up on TV last evening. My God, he looks awful.
This sounds a lot like a DIY version of a crowd control munition that is used in prisons. The one I’m thinking of is a flash-bang loaded with O/C (pepper) powder and hard rubber balls. I’ve seen video of it used. Verrry effective.
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Last I heard he was in hospital with walking pneumonia. Step down ICU no less.
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This certainly won’t curry any favor for the police.
LOL
http://www.salon.com/2016/02/10/michael_moore_could_have_died_last_week_trying_to_get_back_to_just_breathing_is_enough_of_a_burden/
I’ve always thought paintballs loaded with ammonia would be good deterrents. Lower the muzzle velocity to say 150 fps so they would still sting like heck, and the fumes would choke the targets out. Let alone if you got any in your eyes. Cleanup is easy with a mild vinegar wash, and the residual nitrogen is good for the soil.
For crowd control i liked the fire trucks shooting a superslick goo that can even stop vehicles from moving, no traction.
Or sticky balls.
There is already something similar out. Paintballs loaded with dry O/C powder or liquid O/C-C/S mix. I have seen them used up close and personal to great effect. They actually go out at twice the FPS than normal paintballs so they sting like a B*tch too. They also have a UV dye marker in them so there is no doubt who was or was not involved in an incident.
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Dangit! Beat me to it.
Yeah, I saw him on the tube and the poor slob looks even heavier then ever. He’s been knocking down all those cashews, cookies and pies relentlessly.
A marble from a slingshot could kill you just as dead as a plastic bullet, with or without the chili.
Normal paintball velocity is around 300 fps. If these are being shot at twice that, not only is it really hard on the paintball marker (gun), it can also permanently blind someone if they’re hit in the eye. If the object is to force the person to leave the area, there’s no point in maiming them.
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